IHIT takes over case of slain teen Serena Vermeersch
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the probe into the murder of 17-year-Serena Vermeersch, who police say was killed in a random attack. Vermeersch’s body was found in the Surrey...
View ArticleMan killed in targeted murder in Surrey
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is investigating its fourth new case in a week. IHIT has taken conduct of a murder file after a man was fatally shot near 145 St. and 83 A Ave. in Surrey....
View ArticleMan arrested in slaying of Surrey teen Serena Vermeersch, IHIT says
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said Sunday that a man has been arrested in the death last week of Surrey teen Serena Vermeersch. Few details were released. IHIT said on twitter that there’s...
View ArticleConvicted rapist charged in Serena Vermeersch’s slaying
A convicted rapist who once threatened to go after his victim after serving a 22-year sentence has now been charged with second-degree murder in the random slaying of Surrey teenager Serena Vermeersch....
View ArticleAccused killer Aaron Douglas arrested in Abbotsford
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced Thursday night that Aaron Douglas, wanted for murder for more than month, had been arrested at an Abbotsford residence. No further information was...
View ArticleDispute in Maple Ridge leaves one man dead, the second in critical condition
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over a probe into a dispute between two men in Maple Ridge that left one dead and the second fighting for his life. Staff Sergeant Jennifer Pound...
View ArticleIHIT investigates death of long-time Surrey enforcer
On Friday, Larry Robert Mizen was convicted of uttering threats in Surrey Provincial Court and sentenced to a day in jail. On Sunday night, he was found dead in a Surrey basement suite – the victim of...
View ArticleOne charged, more arrests expected in Craig Widdifield murder
A 20-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a targeted gangland slaying that rocked south Surrey last year. Brody Robert Paterson was arrested in Surrey early Friday morning and...
View ArticleSurrey mom charged with killing eight-year old daughter – UPDATED
A troubled 41-year-old Surrey mom has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of her young daughter Wednesday. Lisa Batstone appeared in Surrey Provincial Court Thursday and was remanded in...
View ArticleIHIT looking for information about Theoren Poitras murder
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is still looking for information to solve the fatal shooting in Richmond last October of Theoren Poitras. Poitras, who was known to police and believed to be...
View ArticleGovernment going after cars allegedly used in Abby teen’s murder
The B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office wants to keep two vehicles it alleges were involved in a gang shootout that left an Abbotsford teen dead last October. In a statement of claim filed Dec. 22, the...
View ArticleIHIT looking for information on Burnaby murder
UPDATE: Two young Burnaby men have now been charged in James Enright’s death. Taitusi Vikilani, 18, is facing one count of manslaughter and one of assault, while 22-year-old Jesse Sellam is charged...
View ArticleIHIT searches for person of interest in Surrey murder
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is hunting for a man who may have information about the murder of Michael Amy. Donald Lyle Salahub, 44, disappeared from a half-way house in February in...
View ArticleSuspect in Surrey murder picked up in Calgary
A 44-year-old man identified as a “person of interest” in the murder last month of an Abbotsford man has been arrested in Calgary. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced the arrest of...
View ArticleBoth IHIT and IIO investigate fatal stabbing, police shooting in Burnaby
A man was stabbed to death in Burnaby just before 6 a.m. Sunday and a suspect was fatally wounded by police. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team was called in to investigate the stabbing, which...
View ArticleArrests in Theoren Poitras murder investigation, Surrey home invasion
Two young Edmonton gangsters are facing serious charges in connection with a murder and a targeted shooting in Metro Vancouver last fall. Sean Jacob Lee Jennings, 27, has been charged with first-degree...
View ArticleSurrey man pleads guilty to killing three people
A Surrey man charged last year with killing three people has now pleaded guilty to two counts of murder and one of manslaughter. Sarbjit Bains, 34, admitted he killed Jill Lyons and Karen Nabors, both...
View ArticleIHIT investigating after body found in Burnaby early Thursday
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is on the scene of a murder in Burnaby. Sgt. Stephanie Ashton said Burnaby RCMP patrol officers on came across a “fatally injured man” at the intersection of...
View ArticleIHIT called to New Westminster homicide
On June 3rd, 2015 New Westminster Police got 911 calls just before 7 p.m. Wednesday about a male and female fighting in the 1500-block of 8th Avenue. When police got there, they found a dead woman. A...
View ArticleFatal shooting in Richmond late Friday
A 42-year-old Richmond man known to police was gunned down in a targeted shooting outside a Sikh temple Friday night. Edwin Shek-Yin Cheng was sitting in his vehicle outside the Nanaksar Gurdwara...
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